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Act 46 panel reverses course, looks at ‘scenarios’ to save BRHS, meets in Chester tonight
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last month, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union’s Act 46 Merger Study Committee voted to set aside all but one of the options it had considered and move forward on consolidating into a single district. But by its next meeting – on Jan. 11 – “a cluster” of […]
College News
The following students have been named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s List at the University of Vermont, based in Burlington. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school. Kathleen Bourque […]
Act 46 Study Committee meeting Jan. 18, 2017
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday Jan. 18 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St., Chester. The objective of the meeting is to finalize the overall plan and begin on the articles of agreement. The agenda is below. 1. […]
Chester Town School Board of Directors meeting for Jan. 18, 2017
The Chester Town School Board of Directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda-Additions & Deletions III. New Business a. Financials: i. Approval of FY 2017-18 Budget; ii. […]
College News
Keene State College of Keene, N.H., announces that 1,400 students have been named to the fall 2016 Dean’s List, including: Tori Parker of Londonderry and Kyle Record of Grafton Lehigh University of Bethlehem, Penn., has announced its Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2016. Dean’s List status is awarded to students who earned a […]
CAES Board meeting agenda for Jan. 9, 2017
Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 at the CAES Library, 72 Main St., Chester. Its agenda is below. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda III. Minutes: a. Minutes of Dec. 12, 2016 Regular Meeting IV. Communications: a. Written/Oral; b. Public […]
Independent school students, parents protest proposed VT rule change
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC MANCHESTER A crowd of more than 800 in the Burr and Burton Academy auditorium rose in a standing ovation as a Long Trail School student chastised the State Board of Education saying, “We are the future!” The board was meeting at BBA on Monday, Dec. 12 to […]
TRSU Act 46 panel picks merger option that could close Black River HS
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With about 70 people in attendance at Ludlow’s Town Hall on Wednesday night, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee voted to go forward with an option that would – if approved by voters – dissolve the Ludlow-Mount Holly school district and unify the middle […]
TRSU semi-annual school board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20
The semi-annual meeting of the school board of directors within the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet at the Cavendish Town Elementary School Multi-purpose Room, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Below is its agenda. The board consists of representation from Cavendish Town Elementary, Chester-Andover Elementary, Green Mountain […]
Surprising itself, TRSU Act 46 panel leans toward merger option
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After more than a year of looking at the options for school consolidation, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee seemed to surprise itself by backing into a merger option to put before the state Board of Education and the voters of the towns in […]
GMUHS facilities chief takes new post as roof replacement plans get under way
By Stephen Seitz ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Brendan McNamara, the facilities director and transportation manager at Green Mountain Union High School, is stepping down on Dec. 30 to become town manager in Cavendish. His departures comes just as the school is embarking on a major project — the complete replacement of its 40-year-old roof. “It’s […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting in Ludlow
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Study Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, 37 S. Depot St. NOTE the time and place for this meeting has been changed. The agenda is below. Call to order Welcoming Remarks Approve Minutes Review Agenda (Additions or […]
Chester-Andover Elementary board meeting for Dec. 12, 2016
The Board of Directors for Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12 in the school library, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Minutes a. Minutes of Nov. 15, 2016-Regular Meeting IV. Communications: a. Written/Oral; b. […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting Dec. 8, 2016
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Union High will meet at GMUHS’s Library Learning Commons, Route 103 South, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Approval of Minutes: a. Minutes of Nov. 15, 2016 – Regular Meeting IV. […]
Andover board wrestles with Act 46, addresses relationship with Chester institutions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Ahead of a public information session on the Act 46 school consolidation law, the Andover Select Board on Monday got an update on the progress of efforts to “study the advisability of forming a union school district” from school board member Joe Fromberger. Pointing to a 20 […]
Parents, teachers raise new concerns over school merger plans
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With discussions at three meetings in three towns in just two days, it seems the movement toward an Act 46 school merger plan for schools in the Two Rivers Supervisory Union may go from a walk to a trot. But, if a plan is going to be […]
GMUHS announces 1st Quarter Honor Roll
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Union High School has announced its 1st Quarter Honor Roll for the 2016-2017 school year. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-.(There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or […]
Which option? Act 46 merger forum at CAES next Tuesday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On March 7, 2017, the residents of Chester, Andover, Cavendish, Baltimore, Ludlow and Mt. Holly will likely vote to decide which form a state mandated school consolidation will take for them. Those decisions could have profound effects on the quality of educational opportunities for their students, the […]
Northshire merger panel unanimous in vote for larger district
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Northshire Merger Study Committee voted unanimously on Monday, Nov. 14 to recommend to the State Board of Education that a new school supervisory district be created. To be called the Taconic and Green District, it would be a part of the current Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union. The […]
CAES Board of Directors meeting for Nov. 15, 2016
The Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the school’s Arts Center, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda-Additions and Deletions Action III. Minutes: a. Minutes of Sept. 12, 2016-Regular Meeting Action IV. Communications: a. […]
